Turkiye's 90/180 Rule
On a visa or visa exemption, you may spend at most 90 days in Turkiye within any 180-day period. Here is exactly how the rolling window works.
Last verified: August 2026
In short: a foreign national on a visa or visa exemption for tourism or business may stay in Turkiye (Turkey) for no more than 90 days within any 180-day period. The 180 days is a rolling window, not a calendar block, and the days need not be consecutive. To stay longer you need a residence permit.
- Limit
- 90 days
- Window
- Any 180-day period (rolling)
- Applies to
- Visa & visa-exempt short stays
- Longer stays
- Require a residence permit
- Purpose
- Tourism / business
- Legal basis
- Law No. 6458, Article 11(1)
The rule
The length of stay provided by a visa or visa exemption cannot exceed 90 days within each 180 days. It is an entry limit on short stays, not a tax rule, and it binds every foreigner travelling to Turkiye for tourism or business. Two points decide most real cases:
- The window is rolling, not fixed. The 180 days is not tied to the calendar year and does not reset after a single trip. On any given day you look back over the previous 180 days. There is no 90-in, 90-out reset.
- Days are aggregated. They do not need to be consecutive. Several separate trips are added together, and time spent on two different passports still counts against the same 90 days.
Whether you need a visa, qualify for the e-Visa, or enter visa-free in the first place depends on your nationality. The 90/180 limit applies once you are admitted, regardless of which of those routes let you in.
How to count the 90/180 window
Because the window rolls, you never count from a fixed start date. You count backward from the day you care about.
- Pick the day you want to check, usually a planned entry or the last day of a planned stay.
- Look back over the previous 180 days from that date.
- Add up every day you were present in Turkiye inside that 180-day window, across all trips.
- The total must not exceed 90. Your remaining allowance is 90 minus that total.
Example. You spend 60 days in Turkiye in spring, leave, then plan a second trip in the summer.
On the day you want to re-enter, look back 180 days. If 45 of your earlier 60 days still fall inside that window, you have already used 45 days, so only 45 days remain before you hit 90. As the window rolls forward, older days drop off and your allowance recovers day by day, so waiting longer between trips gives you more days back.
Beyond the day count
The 90/180 limit is a hard ceiling on a visa or visa exemption; it cannot be extended in-country. Foreigners who want to stay longer than 90 days must apply for a Short Term Residence Permit at the Provincial Directorate of Migration Administration, which takes the stay out of the short-stay rule entirely. Overstaying can lead to fines and re-entry bans, so track the rolling total rather than assuming a fresh 90 days after each departure.
AtlasDays tracks Turkiye's 90/180 rule automatically
Log your trips once. AtlasDays keeps a running total of your days in Turkiye across the rolling 180-day window, privately on your iPhone, and warns you before you cross 90 days.
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How many days can you stay in Turkiye on a visa or visa exemption?
At most 90 days within any 180-day period. The days need not be consecutive, and the 180-day window is rolling rather than a fixed calendar block.
Is the 90/180 rule a rolling window or a fixed period?
Rolling. On any given day you look back over the previous 180 days and add up your days in Turkiye; the total must not exceed 90. It is not a 90-in, 90-out reset.
How do you stay in Turkiye longer than 90 days?
Apply for a Short Term Residence Permit at the Provincial Directorate of Migration Administration. A visa or visa exemption cannot be extended past 90 days in 180.
About this article: AtlasDays provides general information, not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Rules change and outcomes depend on your circumstances, so never rely on it alone: check the linked official source or ask a qualified professional.